Mohave County miner., 1887-01-09
wAsHfSGTOS LETrER
(rno1 oua sEopLaa CORRESPONDENT,

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marked by important legislation an
interesting tSsbstss, bat the livol;es
! interest was conferred ia the fate o
Mr. Morrisons effort 70 discuss th
Tariff qnestIon.
il Although tbs GROUND VS. covsset
several inches dssp with . mudd!
slnsb. and the raia was falling stead
ily. when the time drew near Tor tax
log the vote, the galleries of the hons
began to dill mp rapidly Long lines o.
people clad in rubber shoes and gos
samera and carrying dripping um
trsllas. throngsd the corridors OF the
Capitol and crowded into the lcns
sests Of the galleries where they
waited patisrlily for the event.
| When the Speaker recognized the
gentleman from Illinois, 40 instanta-
neous husl, fell dpcn the House, and
| Mr.. Morfisson. in a formal nanuer.
moved that the House resolve itAeli
into Committee OF the whole. to con-
| sider rsvenne bills. Mr.. Mckinley, of
Ohio, the acknowledged Protection
Leader the Republican side, demand
I'd the yeas and nays. Before the
roll call btgso, Spsaker CarlislS can
toned the Houas TO observe the most
rigid order. AZ tho vote about to be
taken was on ons OF tho most i,ppor-
tant questions that this Congress bad
before il. When the result OF the
vote was banded to the Speaker, he
announced il amid almost breathless
silence. i,cms OF tho Republican
members then began to applaud. but
II, moment all demonstration WIS
surpresssd. Col. Morrison swung
about in his chair and finally turned
bis back ppon the Honse. while Mr..
Randall s,silsd and glanced triumph
ansly a, hlessrs Mckinley and Reed.
who, from tho Republican side, were
qnistly Observing the Democrats.
Friends OF Representative Norris
on were speaking Of BIS future in |
connection with his retirement from
Congress next March. There 10 one |
possible position they think bs would |
liks to have. Should the Interstate |
Cominerca bill bec,ms . Law. and the |
commission therein sufborixsd be
com Iosed of the kind OF men to snit
Mr.. Morrison. be would accept the
presidency OF this commission and
serve tine peopls against monopolies.
Senator Eamunds was violently
opposed 10 repeal Of the Tenure OF
Office Act which the Senate voted
Tor. He said IL was . restraint Dov.
although the President was making
, grea, number Of suspensions. It's
repeal wt'uld be 40 invitation TO the
Exeeutiss to remove on purely polit-
cal grounds everybody who did not
'gres with him. or with some Depart
nent official. or with the party. &c
bought the Senate was taking step
weniy .6te years bsckwa d 10 the I
PRACTICAL civil servics reform.
The Senator believed that oil these
aices eught to be Leld for fixed {
errns. and be Was willing that the
Resident should, for every vac ,bcy.
elect n man OF bis own political fa,th.
aid hes. III there is to be "a change
, q couple Of years hence (as I trnst I
nd believe there willy all these mat
srs viii then be removed from the
'ere strifc snd spoil and contention
politaes." n
Senator Butler of South Carolina
anxious to get up a Senatorisl
'nketing excursion 10 Mexico at .,
overnulent expense. 1t ia propos. y
in the resolution he introduced N
lat i've Senators should investigate =. =.
ny disturbance that may have oc
'rred between The two countries" y y
he South Carolinian is entirely too fc
to for business. The press and M N
9 State Department long ago fur OF
shed Congress and the public all m
at was to be known abou. tho Of
exiean border troables. There 80 80
ght have been some cause ior sucb dr.
rip when The Cutting affalr wss II II
the peace Of the frontier,
t now the project oan have no oh.
It but that OF enjoyment to the W
'vcling party. or, or
Much interest 10 ,auitested in tbe Nj!
ion to be taken by the Pres,dant. an
reference 10 the nomination OF or 1sr
:. Matthews, the colored Recorder do
Deeds from Albany. This 10 one .rs
tue Presidents recess appoint - -
'nts, which hs hes held back 90 lae